Question

    A rich father in the city wanted to show his son how poor people can be. One day, he took his young son _________ a trip to the country. The father and the son _________ a day and night on the farm of a very _________ family. When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son, “What do you think of the _________?”

“Very good, Dad!”

“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.

“Oh, yes!”

“And what did you _________?”

The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, but they have four. We have a swimming pool in the garden, but they have a river that has no _________. We have expensive lamps in our living room, but they have _________ above their heads at night. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We …”

When the little boy was finishing, his father was _________.

His son added, “Thanks, dad, for letting me see _________ poor we are!”

Isn’t it true that it all depends on(取决于) the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude(积极的态度) toward life, you have got __________!

1.A.on B.in C.at D.to

2.A.took B.paid C.spent D.cost

3.A.rich B.poor C.good D.happy

4.A.trip B.idea C.way D.life

5.A.say B.learn C.remember D.write

6.A.top B.bottom C.end D.cover

7.A.suns B.stars C.tents D.cages

8.A.wordless B.happy C.excited D.pleased

9.A.what B.how C.why D.when

10.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题这篇短文中的父亲主要是想让自己的孩子认识到贫穷生活，结果在孩子眼里却看到了另一番天地，得出了自己才是穷人的认识。贫富的真意完全取决于你看待事物的角度，难道不是吗？如果你拥有爱人、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默感和对生活的积极态度，你就拥有了一切！

1.句意：他带着他的小儿子去乡下旅行。

A考查介词及语境理解。A. on 在……上；B. in 在……里；C. at 在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；D. to到；向；（表示时间、方向）朝……方向。on a trip to...是固定搭配，去某地的旅途中。故答案为A。

2.句意：他们在一户非常贫穷人家的农场里住了一天一夜。

C考查动词及语境理解。这四个单词均可表示“花费”，但所用主语不同：cost 的主语通常是事或物(包括形式主语 it)，不能是人；pay 的主语只能是人；spend 的主语也只能是人；take 的主语可以是事或物(包括形式主语 it)，也可以是人。依据句意，故答案为C。

3.句意：他们在一户非常贫穷人家的农场里住了一天一夜。

B考查形容词及语境理解。A. rich 富有；B. poor贫穷；C. good 好的；D. happy高兴的。依据后面的句子“Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. ”可知，答案为B。

4.句意：你觉得这次旅行怎样？

A考查名词及语境理解。A. trip旅行；B. idea 主意；C. way 道路；D. life 生活。上文提到父亲带儿子去旅行。故答案为A。

5.句意：那你从中学到了什么呢？

B考查动词及语境理解。A. say 说；B. learn 学习；C. remember 记住；D. write写下。 依据语境可知，爸爸想问儿子过贫穷人的生活的感受。故答案为B。

6.句意：我们的游泳池一直延伸到花园中间，而他们的小溪没有尽头。

C考查名词及语境理解。A. top 顶部；B. bottom 底部；C. end 结束，尽头；D. cover 覆盖。依据句意理解，答案为C。

7.句意：而他们在晚上头顶有满天星斗。

B考查名词及语境理解。A. suns太阳；B. stars星星；C. tents帐篷；D. cages 笼子。晚上看到的应该是星星。故答案为B。

8.句意：当小男孩说完的时候，他的父亲沉默无语。

A 考查形容词及语境理解。A. wordless沉默的，无言的；B. happy快乐的；C. excited兴奋的；D. pleased 高兴的。孩子的话出乎父亲的意料，故答案为A。

9.句意：谢谢爸爸让我看到我们是多么贫穷！

B考查疑问词及语境理解。A. what什么；B. how 怎样；C. why 为何；D. when 何时。 此句是一个感叹句，poor为形容词。故答案为B。

10.句意：如果你拥有爱人、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默感和对生活的积极态度，你就拥有了一切！D考查不定代词及语境理解。A. nothing没有什么；B. something有事，某事；C. anything 任何事情；D. everything一切事情。贫富的真意完全取决于你看待事物的角度。依据句意，故答案为D。